Julia Stewart, chairman and chief executive officer of IHOP, told CNBC’s “Morning Call” that franchising will re-energize Applebee’s, which IHOP is acquiring for $2.1 billion.IHOP, which franchises nearly all of its restaurants, plans to franchise a majority of Applebee’s 508 company-operated restaurants.

Matthew Meyer, managing director at AIG Investments, told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” that the bond market now suffers from a metaphorical distress: “We think there’s still some indigestion in the market,” Meyer said Friday. “…We think there could be some more spread widening, but we think there could be some attractive opportunities.”

Robert Brusca, chief economist at Fact and Opinion Economics, told CNBC’s “Morning Call” that economic fundamentals are in “great shape.” “When you look at the consumer, the important thing is that jobs are growing very firmly, wages are growing at a good pace and this is underpinning income growth,” Brusca said Friday. “When the consumers have good income growth, they’re going to spend.”

John Snow, chairman of Cerberus Capital Management and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, told CNBC’s “Street Signs” that raising taxes on private equity would harm the nation’s economy and erode retirement benefits for many working people.